Mooga Gati ( green gram or mung bean curry)

Ingredients

1. 1 cup moong (sprouted)( wash and remove the green skin  and boil and keep aside)
2. 1/2 cup grated coconut
3. 4-5 black pepper
4. 1/2 tspn coriander seeds
5. 2 green chilies
6. 1/2 tspn chili powder
7. A pinch of turmeric
8. 1-2 piece tamarind
9. 1 tspn jaggery
10. Salt
11. Oil
12. 6 curry leaves
13. A pinch asafoetida
14. 1/2 tspn mustard seeds

Procedure

1. In a pan add oil and allow to heat a little , add green chillies and fry once done remove and keep aside.
2. Now add pepper and coriander seeds and fry till aroma comes.
3. Grind the grated coconut with green chillies, pepper, coriander seeds, chilly powder turmeric powder
4. Add the ground paste to the boiled moong (add water if necessary)
5. Add jaggery,tamarind and salt. allow it to boil on slow flame for sometime.
6. In another small pan or tawa, heat oil add mustard seeds, once splutters, add asafeotida and curry leaves, once the aroma comes add it to the boiling moong and paste as seasoning.
7. Serve with rice,puri or bread.